Ford City, Missouri Explained

Ford City is an unincorporated community in Gentry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

The community was named after Nicholas Ford, a U.S. Representative from Missouri.[1] Variant names were "Ford", "Millen", and "Yolo". A post office called Ford was established in 1879; the name was changed to Ford City in 1893, and the post office closed in 1953.[2]

References

40.1117°N -94.4647°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 2 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070436/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_gentry.html . 24 June 2016 .
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 2 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161002195623/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Gentry . 2 October 2016 .

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